GovConWire's Government Contracting News 9/20/2022

Today, evolutions and advancements in modern warfare are driving major shifts in the technologies, weapons systems and capabilities that defense contractors provide. Now, more than ever, robotics, autonomous solutions and cyber are dominating the defense landscape, and companies like QinetiQ are using these shifts to steer strategies, investments and offerings.  QinetiQ, a United Kingdom-based defense

James F.X. Payne has spent his career making efforts to enhance homeland security. With stints at companies such as Bechtel and Dun & Bradstreet, the Washington, D.C.-based executive has worked consistently with U.S. Intelligence Community clients to develop strategies to prevent incursions on intellectual property and infrastructure. He additionally holds experience in the public sector-facing

The Department of Defense has stepped up efforts to encourage defense contractors to start decoupling their supply chains from China and begun using artificial intelligence to quickly determine whether raw materials, electronics and aircraft components come from China and other potential competitors, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The U.S. government is increasing spending on

5G technology is helping the U.S. government to modernize its communications and network capabilities, especially in military applications. But because so many government and military operations, weapons systems and communications rely on network connectivity today, 5G is no longer just an option, but a necessity, experts argue. “From my perspective, network performance is a graded

Switzerland will buy from the U.S. government 36 Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35A fighter jets under a potential $6.25 billion contract. The European country expects deliveries of the F-35 conventional takeoff-and-landing variant to occur between 2027 and 2030 to replace its fleet of F/A-18 Hornet and F-5 Tiger fighter jets under the procurement contract signed

Ideas, Commitment, Results has received a 10-year, $532 million sole-source contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide machine learning, visualization approaches and data analytics and science services in support of accelerated special programs. Work under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase III award will be conducted at ICR’s Aurora, Colorado location through September 2032,

A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) business unit has secured a $414.8 million contract modification to provide multiple items used in U.S. Army ground vehicles. General Dynamics Land Systems will deliver the articles for the branch’s family of light armored vehicles, Abrams main battle tanks, Stryker family of vehicles, Buffalo and Cougar mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles

Client Solution Architects has received certification under a Virginia Department of Veterans Services program that works to help companies hire and train service members transitioning into civilian careers. As a certified Virginia Values Veterans employer, CSA has the opportunity to connect with former military personnel and their spouses through recruiting events and transition programs, the

Metrostar has won a five-year, $155 million contract to help a U.S. Marine Corps organization manage business information systems. The Reston, Virginia-based company will provide support services to USMC’s Technology Services Organization under the single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense announced Monday. The Marine Corps Installations Command Headquarters Contracting Office in Virginia received three

Carahsoft Technology will provide the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency with ServiceNow licenses, learning credits and support services as part of a $138.1 million hybrid firm-fixed-price/labor hour call order. The recent award was made under the company’s blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Defense for the Enterprise Software Initiative, DOD said Monday. The BPA